Comments on: Monday Links

By: YpsiTuckyBoy

YpsiTuckyBoy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:13:02 +0000

Calling Gibson a finesse player or a guard stuck in a center’s body is just laughable. The guy plays hard most of the time, but he is the second-worst 3-point shooter on the team and can’t do much outside of 8 ft. He does run the floor a bit better than Brown did, but doesn’t do anything else much better. Both play shorter than their height due to lackluster hops, get their shots blocked or altered fairly easily, and get taken by quicker post players with frequency. Many more similarities than differences.

By: Giddings

Giddings — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:51:33 +0000

The only thing Gibson and Graham Brown have in common is that they’re both white big men from the state of Michigan.

Brown was a wide body, specializing in setting screens, fighting for rebounds, and muscling in layups when he got the ball close to the basket. Gibson is a finesse player (guard stuck in a center’s body) who struggles with setting screens (see the Iowa game) and getting rebounds but runs the floor very well and can hit a jumper all the way out to the three point line.

By: JDS

JDS — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:21:52 +0000

* I meant starting “role”

By: JDS

JDS — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:18:27 +0000

Agreed w/ Gibson. I would think and hope one or more of the new big guys can outplay him for the starting roll and get the bulk of the minutes inside…IMO, he’s a no more than bench player next year unless he really improves his game

By: YpsiTuckyBoy

YpsiTuckyBoy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:15:23 +0000

3 things:

1) Providence has two away games to finish the season, one very losable one at Villanova. They’re 2-7 against RPI top 50 and have a pathetic non-conference schedule. If they get in ahead of Michigan it will be a travesty.

2) Why is anyone even talking about Zach Gibson playing? He’s a poor man’s version of Graham Brown. If Cronin can’t get the starting gig over him, it’s not a good sign.

3) I don’t know what’s up with all the CJ Lee hating. The guy actually plays defense, unlike most players on this team. He plays til he barfs. If I’m Beilein, I care about setting a tone in my first few years in town. That starts with playing bust-a-gut D. Who cares if KG is much more of an offensive threat. If he wants to play, all he has to do is match Lee’s effort in practice and in game, and he’ll get PT. If not, it’s his problem. Beilein is a guy about principles, and hard work is one of those principles. Yeah, Lee is painful to watch on the offensive end, but he gives opposing PG’s a hard time (the exception being Kelly this past weekend).

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:43:35 +0000

Cronin won’t be player of the year but, I believe what I seen of him earlyer this season he can come in get some blocked shots, rebounds and be a big body on someone. I didn’t realize he had he hip problem till I read about it on the net. Like I said before he’s off the crutches so alot will depend on how his hip is feeling and healing. It sure will be nice to have a 7 foot player in the line up against the rest of the big guys in the league. Take some pressure off the 2 Zack’s.

By: El Capitan

El Capitan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:27:44 +0000

Cronin looked like an old man out there this season before his surgery. Of course, he should be a little more agile next season with a healthy hip.

Give him two years to fully recover and he will be good to go in 2011 ha

By: Tom Too

Tom Too — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:17:18 +0000

Yep, his body could be a major factor. It already is.

By: Avery Queen

Avery Queen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:14:54 +0000

I am thinking Cronin’s body won’t allow him to play 12 minutes.

By: Tom Too

Tom Too — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:53:40 +0000

I see Ben being JB’s pet project these next couple of years and really being a good player. I bet you that they work on his foot work every single day in practice and keeping the ball high. JB is fanatical about foot work. Remember the baseline move in the second half by Peedi at Iowa. The reverse pivot and fake and short jumper without dribbling? That was ALL Beilein right there. You will see Cronin do that next year. I am thinking he will be a 12 minute guy….

If we win all three of the final games, then we don’t have to worry about what other teams are doing……it’s that easy.